The Fifth Musketeer

Based On the book by Alexandre Dumas

The Fifth Musketeer is a 1979 German-Austrian film adaptation of the last section of the 1847–1850 novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask. It was released in Europe with the alternative title Behind the Iron Mask. It was directed by Ken Annakin, and stars Beau Bridges as the twins (Louis XIV and Philippe of Gascony), Sylvia Kristel as Maria Theresa, Ursula Andress as Louise de La Vallière, Cornel Wilde as Charles d'Artagnan, Ian McShane as Nicolas Fouquet, Rex Harrison as Jean-Baptiste Colbert (Philippe's tutor), and Lloyd Bridges, José Ferrer and Alan Hale Jr. as the Three Musketeers.

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Release date:

1979

Director:

Ken Annakin

Cast:

Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Beau Bridges, Cornel Wilde, Ian McShane

Genre:

Drama, Swashbuckler

Country:

United Kingdom, Germany, Austria

Language:

English

Year page:

1979 in adaptations